ACADEMICS / PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
Parents of students who are enrolling for the first time in a Wisconsin school should bring proof of their current address in the form of a rent receipt, mortgage papers, a lease, or utility bill. The child’s legal birth certificate and social security number as well as physician-signed immunization records are also required. Vaccines in the proper intervals and doses must be completed for DTP, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and Hep B.
Children who are registering for kindergarten must be at least five years old by September 1 of the current enrollment year, although some districts also offer four-year-old kindergarten. The state’s open enrollment program allows students in five-year-old kindergarten through 12th grade to attend schools in districts other than the one in which they live. To be eligible for this program, parents must submit application forms to the nonresident school district during a three-week period in February. For complete information on public education in Wisconsin or answers to specific questions, contact:
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
125 S. Webster Street
Madison
608-266-3390
800-441-4563
www.dpi.state.wi.us
Accountability & Assessment Resources
Office of Educational Accountability
https://dpi.wi.gov/accountability/oea-team
Academic Standards
https://dpi.wi.gov/standards
Educational Assessment
https://dpi.wi.gov/sped/program/deaf-hard-of-hearing/educational-interpreter-performance-assessment
Regional Educational Agencies
Twelve regional educational service agencies or CESAs were created by the Wisconsin Legislature to serve educational needs as a vital link between school districts and the state:
CESA #1
Brookfield
262-787-9500
www.cesa1.k12.wi.us
CESA #2
Milton
608-758-6232
www.cesa2.k12.wi.us
CESA #3
Fennimore
608-822-3860
http://www.cesa3.org
CESA #4
West Salem
800-514-3075
www.cesa4.k12.wi.us
CESA #5
Portage
608-745-5400
https://www.cesa5.org/
CESA #6
Oshkosh
920-233-2372
www.cesa6.k12.wi.us
CESA #7
Green Bay
920-492-5960
https://www.cesa7.org/
CESA #8
Gillett
920-855-2114
www.cesa8.k12.wi.us
CESA #9
Tomahawk
715-453-2141
www.cesa9.k12.wi.us
CESA #10
Chippewa Falls
715-723-0341
www.cesa10.k12.wi.us
CESA #11
Turtle Lake
715-986-2020
www.cesa11.k12.wi.us
CESA#12
Ashland
715-682-2363
http://www.cesa12.org
